Lew Brown vs. Bill Sweeney — Career Comparison

Lew Brown
Pre-GenerationalMassachusettsThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaProvidence GraysNational LeagueCatcher
Bill Sweeney
Lost GenerationKentuckyThrows RightBats RightNorth AmericaBoston BravesNational LeagueSecond Baseman

Looking at the career totals, Lew Brown and Bill Sweeney are closely matched on the surface stats. Bill Sweeney posted stronger numbers in OPS (.693 vs .631) and on-base percentage (.349 vs .269). Lew Brown had the advantage in slugging (.362 vs .344). By the career numbers, Bill Sweeney had the stronger overall case — though those totals don't account for the eras and run environments each player worked in.

Hitting Stats for Lew Brown and Bill Sweeney

Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
7
7
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
8
8
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
378
143.91
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1039
146.27
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
1576
600
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
4262
600
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
1531
582.87
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
3692
519.76
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.248
0.248
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.272
0.272
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.635
0.635
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.749
0.749
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
379
144.29
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1004
141.34
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
255
97.08
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
800
112.62
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
83
31.6
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
153
21.54
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
31
11.8
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
40
5.63
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
10
3.81
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
11
1.55
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
124
47.21
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
204
28.72
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.327
0.327
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.203
0.203
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.007
0.007
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.003
0.003
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.026
0.026
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.011
0.011
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
147.84
56.28
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
516.96
72.78
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
554
210.91
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
1270
178.79
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
424
161.42
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1439
202.58
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.269
0.269
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.349
0.349
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.362
0.362
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.344
0.344
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.631
0.631
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.693
0.693
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.114
0.114
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0.072
0.072
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.212
0.212
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.243
0.243
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.52
0.52
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.698
0.698
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.27
0.27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
0.287
0.287
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
205
78.05
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
442
62.22
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
169
64.34
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
389
54.76
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PAverified
364
138.58
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
820
115.44
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
160.72
61.19
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
567.23
79.85
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
12
1.69
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
45
17.13
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
423
59.55
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 600 PA
155
59.01
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PAverified
215
30.27
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
10.17
10.17
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
19.82
19.82
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0.29
0.29
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
1.97
1.97
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
135
19.01
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
172
24.21
Lew Brown
Career
Per 600 PA
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 600 PAverified
100
100

Fielding Stats for Lew Brown and Bill Sweeney

Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
7
7
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
8
8
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
391
1.05
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
1031
2.29
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
454
1.01
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
10053
27
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
12132
27
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3351
9
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
4044
9
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2683
7.21
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
2357
5.25
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
411
1.1
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
2791
6.21
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Innings
324
0.87
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Inningsverified
349
0.78
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3418
9.18
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5497
12.23
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
3094
8.31
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
5148
11.46
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
90.52
90.52
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
93.65
93.65
Lew Brown
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
7.913
7.913
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
4.993
4.993
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
44.03
44.03
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
89
0.24
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
341
0.76
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
236
0.63
Bill Sweeney
Careerverified
Per 9 Inningsverified
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Lew Brown
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0
Bill Sweeney
Career
Per 9 Innings
0
0